ver·vet (vûr v t)n. A small, long-tailed African monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) having a black face with white cheek tufts and a yellowish-brown or greenish coat. Several subspecies of vervets have been recognized within a large range including most of sub-Saharan Africa. Also called green monkey, grivet. [French : vert, green (from Old French verd; see verdant) + (gri)vet, grivet.] |
vervet [ˈvɜːvɪt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a variety of a South African guenon monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, having dark hair on the hands and feet and a reddish patch beneath the tail Compare green monkey, grivet
[from French, from vert green, but influenced by grivet]
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| Noun | 1. |  vervet - South African monkey with black face and handsguenon, guenon monkey - small slender African monkey having long hind limbs and tail and long hair around the face |
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